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Perichondritis and auricular cellulitis related to piercings as first manifestation of monkeypox.
- Source :
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Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola [Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed)] 2024 Mar-Apr; Vol. 75 (2), pp. 129-132. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 12. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Pinna infections are usually due to Staphylococcus aureus infection. It is common for the patient to have had an earring in the area of infection. Monkeypox infection has gone from being an endemic infection to a worldwide health emergency.<br />Case Summary: In this article we present five cases of monkeypox earring infection of the pinna and what common features we have seen that differentiate them from Staphylococcus aureus infection.<br />Discussion: Symptoms of monkeypox include general malaise, fever with uni- or bilateral lymphadenopathy, and then the appearance within one or two days of skin lesions, we want to alert he otolaryngologist and the medical society to the possibility the diagnostic possibility of monkeypox in patients with an auricular perichondritis.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Sociedad Española de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2173-5735
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 38220050
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otoeng.2024.01.001